New Zealand
Personal Property Securities Register (PPSR)
New Zealand's PPSR predates Australia's and was one of the first unified personal property securities registers in the world.
New Zealand operates a Personal Property Securities Register (PPSR) under the Personal Property Securities Act 1999. New Zealand was one of the early adopters of a unified personal property securities framework, and its system served as a model for Australia's later implementation.
The register allows secured parties to register a financing statement to publicly notify others of their security interest in personal property. Buyers and lenders can search the register to check whether goods or other personal property are subject to existing security interests.
The New Zealand PPSR covers a broad range of personal property including goods, documents of title, chattel paper, investment securities, and money. It is administered by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE).